Random Fusion

Work:
It looks like I will be getting the time I need to work the Fringe Festival. After speaking with my boss and getting it arranged I got a lot less tense and was able to work a little easier. I completed a bunch of training yesterday and today is a lot more calm then it has been in the past. I really do like working for this place and would like to stay around here for a while longer yet. But not forever.

I will stay here for a year and then move back into Theatre after next years Fringe. For the next 365 days I will try and work as much as possible and when I am not working, I will try and spend as much time hanging out at MTYP as possible. I can only hope that if I spend enough time hanging out there, that Wayne will hire me when one of the other guys leave.

When I do get back into theatre I want to do anything. I dont think that there are too many people like me. I want to write and direct and do tech work. I dont care if I load a truck or take tickets. I honestly enjoy it all.

General:
Weather is wet. It's been raining on and off for weeks now.

I am trying to get into the Wheel of Time Series again. I know that the last book is coming out late this year or some time next year and I cant remember anything about the story.

Watched Lady in the Water last night. Very good movie.

Game is going well.

Family is ok. The inlaws suck.

Posted by Random Fusion at 9:47 AM | Permalink

So today I worked up the courage to talk to my overall boss about getting time to work the Fringe Festival.

I am glad I did. The guy is very approachable and very friendly. He is more then willing to try and help me out and get the time to work the Fringe Festival.

I am very glad that I spoke with him.

I will try and write more about things later.

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Work: The new computer job company is nice but my team lead is dragging his heels in what I can only call an attempt to keep me from working the Fringe. I have been bothering him for more then a month trying to get a few days off and some static shifts to be able to work the Fringe. He hasnt been doing anything from what I can tell and its fairly upsetting. I dont want to leave this place on a bad note and it looks like thats going to happen. Right now I cant seem to think of too much other then this current job and Theatre work. The thought of the changes I will have to make are very daunting.

Getting back into theatre makes me kind of happy. I could look forward to lighting calls and stage managemen gigs and all of the other things I could do. In fact I would want to do it all. I enjoy working in all forms of the theatre from front of house to on stage.

Sigh. I dont feel like writing anything more.

Its raining today, lots. It stormed lots last night, but I fell asleep and missed most of it.

Tatum our cat was so stupid this morning.

Posted by Random Fusion at 7:02 PM | Permalink

Things are quiet (not really, but I'm feeling un-chatty today).

Reading: Micheal Palins diary, Les Miserables, and a couple other books.

Watching: BBC Tv series, Robin Hood

Sleeping lots.

Waiting for summer to really start.

Maybe more later.

Posted by Random Fusion at 1:20 PM | Permalink

I am struggling more and more every morning. I am thinking more and more seriously about abandoning almost ten years of training and jobs to get back into theatre full time. Should I do this, my income will drop away dramatically for a long time. While I dont think I should have TOO much trouble finding something to be doing, it wont pay much and I will have to do a lot of volunteer work to get myself known again.

What I wish would happen is that EDS allows me to work the Fringe this year. If they do that, and I can stay here, then I will put my face to the grind stone and try and get as many calls in as possible. I will get my name into the IA and get out on some calls.

Sigh. I need to try and do this when work is slow.

Posted by Random Fusion at 10:33 AM | Permalink

This is ain't no Holiday, but it always turns out ths way. Here I am with my hands...

Met up with Chris Hadley at the Toad last night for drinks. Chris is one of those people who you knew when you were younger and then left the radar of your life only to reappear in a very small world ish way. Chris and I went to school together for a large number of years before we lost track of each other. Then out of the blue about 4 years ago, Chris came in and joined the Fringe Festival staff. Last night was his birthday party for his 32nd birthday (which is actually today). It was a small but nice gathering and lots of beer was had.

I am still killing myself trying to figure out what the hell I am going to be doing this summer. If EDS says no to letting me work the Fringe am I going to quit?

I put down all the books im reading now. Cant help it, I'm book jumping again.

Right now I cant think of anything other then whether or not I should derail my computer career and get back to what really seems to matter to me. Cash and security on one hand and friends and my heart on the other.

Sigh

Posted by Random Fusion at 7:07 AM | Permalink

Less sleepy today. Went to bed at about 11ish and was asleep almost instantly. Slept through 90% of the night and woke up around 4ish when the cats got stupid and tried to wake us up. Which I dont really understand. The cats know that they shouldn't be trying to wake us up that early. They run away the moment you get out of the bed. We have tried spraying them with water, smacking them and throwing items at them (with no luck yet) and yet they still meow or scratch. I know it has to be that they just want us up.

Weather this week has been getting nicer and nicer and tomorrow the temperature should go up to 31. I plan to sit on our balcony as much as possible and enjoy the sun. I have reading to catch up on (jumped back to Gods War by Christopher Tyerman) and there are some nice cold Keith's in the fridge.

Work has been kinda busy for the last few days.

Work is busy now. Sigh

Posted by Random Fusion at 9:12 AM | Permalink

Slept later then normal today (mid morning start today) and I'm still sleepy.

Looking forward to my days off.

I'll try and write something today.

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It's too early in the morning to write anything interesting.

I'll come back later.

Don't go anywhere.

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